Obama gives apologetic speech on Latin America

In a speech in Trinidad and Tobago, Obama continued what some have called his “international apology tour.” He declared that “[The United States has] at times been disengaged, and at times we sought to dictate our terms. But I pledge to you that we seek an equal partnership. There is no senior partner and junior partner in our relations; there is simply engagement based on mutual respect and common interests and shared values…The United States will be willing to acknowledge past errors where those errors have been made.” Obama’s message was seized upon by America’s regional enemies like Venezuelan autocrat Hugo Chavez and discouraged its relatively few remaining friends in the hemisphere.